posted Mar 26, 2013, 9:01 AM by David Paxman
In response to your requests, many of our participants have agreed to let us post their papers from our conference on "The Mystical," held at Brigham Young University March 15 and 16, 2013.
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posted Feb 24, 2013, 7:56 PM by David Paxman
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posted Nov 5, 2012, 5:03 PM by Alan Goff
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Conference Theme: The Mystical
Conference Date: March 15-16, 2013
Conference location: Provo, Utah (BYU)
Proposal
Deadline: January 5, 2013
Click on the attached Word File to open the full Call for Papers
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posted May 30, 2012, 10:58 AM by John Armstrong
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The sixth annual conference on May 18-19, 2012, was a great success. There were 35 presentations, including the keynote address by Darrick Hamilton of The New School. Each session included a full hour of discussion following three presentations. At the business meeting on May 19, the members in attendance elected Alan Goff as the new president of Mormon Scholars in the Humanities, William Silverman as vice president, and David Paxman as secretary/treasurer. Best wishes to our new leaders! See you next year! |
posted May 11, 2012, 6:38 AM by John Armstrong
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posted Apr 2, 2012, 8:56 AM by John Armstrong
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A draft of the 2012 program is now available. Interested in attending? Please register for the conference at this site. |
posted Feb 25, 2012, 8:47 AM by John Armstrong
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So says the review on the blog, By Common Consent, of MSH member Samuel Brown's new book, In Heaven as It Is on Earth: Joseph Smith and the Early Mormon Conquest of Death (Oxford University Press, 2011). Those who care about Mormonism cannot pass up something that "fills a lacuna in Mormon historiography that utterly shifts the ground, presenting in the process something very close to a Grand Unified Theory of Smithian Mormonism." Sam, we already knew you were amazing. The secret's out. Love your site, too. |
posted Feb 25, 2012, 8:28 AM by John Armstrong
MSH member Matthew Bowman recently published The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith with Random House. The New York Times review calls it "timely" and says — all too glibly —that it is "sober history, so sober it misses opportunities to be playful and pointed at once." The reviewer wanted discussion of the Osmonds, "Big Love," and John Krakauer. Thank you, Matt, for not pandering to the tastes of dilettantes. |
posted Jul 10, 2011, 11:35 AM by John Armstrong
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Mormon Times has published two stories, one by Emily W. Jensen, the other by Kristine Frederickson, on Richard Bushman's remarks at a recent symposium held in his honor. According to the stories, Brother Bushman says that we are now in a golden age of Mormon historical scholarship and that we are moving towards an age of Mormon cultural power.
Mormon Scholars in the Humanities is proud to have Brother Bushman among its founding members. Here are some tributes to Richard from the symposium:
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posted May 7, 2011, 6:28 AM by John Armstrong
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Mormon Scholars in the Humanities will hold its next conference May 18–19, 2012, at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, Virginia. Located in the historic Shenandoah Valley, Southern Virginia last hosted the MSH conference to great acclaim in May 2008. Sessions will be held in the Ballroom and Stonemetz Conference Room of Main Hall (pictured left). Accommodations will be provided for the nights of May 17–20 in the Lofts, a new campus residence hall. They may also be arranged at one of several local hotels. Those driving may find directions here. Those flying are encouraged to use the Roanoke Regional Airport, which is 50 miles south of Buena Vista. The call for papers, conference registration form and presentation proposal form are on-line at mormonscholars.net. |
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